Why are Republicans generally more patriotic than Democrats?

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@Airbeck

So what are you actually taking away from it then? What value are you ascribing to it exactly? Are you literally taking it to mean that Republicans are better Americans than Democrats or something along those lines? Or are you simply taking from it that Republicans on average rate themselves as more patriotic? If the latter, then so what? What does that actually say about either party? If the former, then I think that’s a ridiculous conclusion from the available data. If something else, then what?

For me personally, it’s definitely something more along the lines of the latter. I don’t believe that I’ve used the word “better” to try to rate Republicans as somehow overall superior to Democrats in this thread or the previous one. If I were to advance such a claim, it certainly wouldn’t be due to their respective levels of patriotism.

@Airbeck

I guess what I’m asking here is what, exactly, are you trying to get us to admit or agree to? What’s the aim of the thread, really?

I’m not trying to get you to admit or agree to anything. I wanted to hear some Dopers thoughts on why this poll came out the way it did. And it’s been interesting so far. We’ve gotten responses all the way from “The liberal response is- fuck that shit. If that is the definition of patriotism, then call be proud not to be patriotic.” to “It’s Democrats who more embody the actual love of country, and the people in it, that the word patriotism properly signifies.” and all sorts of perspectives in between. It’s surprised me how many people argued that patriotism isn’t / can’t be defined, and I honestly expected more replies along the lines of Ravenman’s and less quibbling.